The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids: Over 1100 Species Illustrated and IdentifiedAlec M. Pridgeon Aimed at everyone interested in orchids, this guide illustrates and identifies over 1100 species. |
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... species occurs from Mexico to Costa Rica and has been terribly confused with species occurring farther south . It is recognized by the large flowers with narrow , obtuse sepals and petals , the winged column , the broad lateral lobes of ...
... species occurs from Mexico to Costa Rica and has been terribly confused with species occurring farther south . It is recognized by the large flowers with narrow , obtuse sepals and petals , the winged column , the broad lateral lobes of ...
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... species occurs in southeastern Brazil . The inflorescence is provided with a round stem , and the floral bracts are much shorter than the ovary . The flowers reach seven centimeters in diameter . The sepals and petals are dark brown ...
... species occurs in southeastern Brazil . The inflorescence is provided with a round stem , and the floral bracts are much shorter than the ovary . The flowers reach seven centimeters in diameter . The sepals and petals are dark brown ...
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Over 1100 Species Illustrated and Identified Alec M. Pridgeon. 1 " 252 ROSSIOGLOSSUM Rossioglossum insleayi S. ROSSIOGLOSSUM 251 Rodriguezia leeana Rodriguezia batemannii Poepp . & Endl . This species occurs from Venezuela to Peru and ...
Over 1100 Species Illustrated and Identified Alec M. Pridgeon. 1 " 252 ROSSIOGLOSSUM Rossioglossum insleayi S. ROSSIOGLOSSUM 251 Rodriguezia leeana Rodriguezia batemannii Poepp . & Endl . This species occurs from Venezuela to Peru and ...
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apex apical lobe basal base blotch Bolivia Brazil bright brown callus Cattleya centimeters centimeters in diameter centimeters long centimeters tall Colombia color column wings compost Costa Rica cultivation Cymbidieae Cymbidieae Subtribe dark Dendrobium dorsal sepal Ecuador elongate endemic Epidendreae Epidendreae Subtribe Epidendrum epiphytic erect Etymology fleshy flowers are produced flowers reach Garay genus genus is characterized green greenish grow grown humidity hybrids hypochile inflorescence inflorescence produced intermediate conditions labellum Laelia lateral lobes lateral sepals leaf leathery leaves Lindley This species lip is white lithophytic Luer Lycaste margin Masdevallia Maxillaria meters Mexico midlobe moist native Odontoglossum Oncidium orchid pale Paphiopedilum Peru Phalaenopsis pink Pleurothallis pollinia pots pseudobulbous stems pseudobulbs purple racemes red-brown reddish Reichb.f rhizome Sarcanthinae Schltr sepals and petals sheaths slender species distributed species is found species occurs spots spur stipe Subtribe temperatures terrestrial three-lobed Tribe tropical Vanda Vandeae Subtribe Venezuela viscidium warm white flowers yellow